https://madisonpizza.wiki/wiki/history/Philadora_Pizzeria?feed=atomPhiladora Pizzeria - Revision history2026-11-08T07:56:25ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.9https://madisonpizza.wiki/index.php?title=Philadora_Pizzeria&diff=10145&oldid=prevJacques: New page: Phil Clementi's Philadora Pizzeria, 945 S. Park St. (1960–61) and 933 Regent St. (1961–63)2026-10-26T18:29:12Z<p>New page: Phil Clementi's Philadora Pizzeria, 945 S. Park St. (1960–61) and 933 Regent St. (1961–63)</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Philadora Pizzeria''' (also '''Phil-A-Dora''') was a carry-out and delivery pizzeria owned by Phillip T. Clementi, first on South Park Street and then on Regent Street. It is the first Madison business found in the papers with "pizzeria" in its name. Clementi later ran Papa Phil's, one of the early customers of the pizza-supply dealer Joe Brusca<ref name="mc-2010-03-28-wwii-pizza">Martell, C. (2010, March 28). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_5015cd2a-3825-11df-9639-001cc4c002e0.html "WWII soldiers made pizza a Madison staple."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.<br />
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==History==<br />
In April 1960 it advertised: "PHILADORA PIZZERIA — PIZZA SPAGHETTI — CARRY OUTS — OUR SPECIALTY — OPEN NIGHTLY 5 P.M. TO 2 A.M. — 945 S. PARK ST."<ref name="wsj-1960-04-29-p22">(1960, April 29). "Philadora Pizzeria — Pizza, Spaghetti — Carry outs our specialty", 945 S. Park St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397667390/ 397667390].</ref> In April 1961 Clementi applied for a beer license for the pizzeria; the Council had turned down the request the year before<ref name="ct-1961-04-20-p1">(1961, April 20). "Licenses Sought." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519847668/ 519847668].</ref><ref name="ct-1961-05-09-p1">(1961, May 9). City Council liquor and beer license requests, including the Philadora pizzeria. ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519705713/ 519705713].</ref><ref name="ct-1961-06-06-p1">(1961, June 6). "Beer, Liquor Quota Boost Is Up for Hearing Tonight." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519284758/ 519284758].</ref>. That June the Council granted beer tavern licenses to two pizzerias<ref name="wsj-1961-11-07-p13">(1961, November 7). City Council license quotas; two beer tavern licenses granted to pizzerias in June. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/398294476/ 398294476].</ref>.<br />
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In December 1961 it announced: "PHIL-A-DORA PIZZERIA HAS MOVED TO 933 Regent St. ... We Specialize in Carryout and Deliveries"<ref name="wsj-1961-12-08-p23">(1961, December 8). "Phil-A-Dora Pizzeria has moved to 933 Regent St.". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401159545/ 401159545].</ref>. It was still open in June 1963<ref name="ct-1963-06-22-p6">(1963, June 22). Wedding announcement mentioning employment at Philadora's Pizzeria. ''The Capital Times''. p. 6. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/518583069/ 518583069].</ref>.<br />
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==Former Locations==<br />
* 945 S. Park St. (1960–61)<ref name="wsj-1960-04-29-p22" />.<br />
* 933 Regent St. (December 1961 to at least 1963)<ref name="wsj-1961-12-08-p23" />.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[1960s (decade)]]<br />
* [[Item:Q3009|Philadora Pizzeria in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]<br />
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[[Category:1960s]]</div>Jacques